By Palma Ileye
As part of efforts to equip personnel with the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform their roles professionally and effectively, the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command, Dr. Olusola Odumosu, has trained fifty (50) officers and men of the Command’s Provost unit.
The 5 days refresher training which was designed to rejig and revamp the FCT Command’s Provost unit began on Monday January 10, at the Command Headquarters and came to a close today, Friday 14 February, 2025 at the Command Headquarters, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.
Declaring the training closed, Odumosu explained that the training was one in the series of training programmes lined up to reposition his personnel for greater productivity.
“The training being concluded today was necessitated by my determination to develop new competencies and enhance existing ones through the needed knowledge, which ultimately leads to improved performances and personal growth of Officers and men of the unit.
“Taking into cognisance the role and significance of the unit in any paramilitary setting, it is a smart way towards fulfilling the directives of the Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi to reposition the FCT Command,” he said.
In a press release signed by DSC Monica Ojobi, Ag. FCT CDPRO, the Commandant charged the participants to apply the requisite knowledge and skills acquired during the training in their day to day activities to improve the quality of service of Officers within the Command.
He further urged them to demonstrate the ability to be fair, dispassionate in their approaches to handling issues and solving challenges with a view to elevating professional and ethical standards within the FCT Command.
He expressed satisfaction with the quality of the training offered by the National Headquarters Provost unit, led by CC Kolawole Babatunde, who facilitated the programme and most importantly, thanked the CG for his approval and unwavering support everytime the Command came calling.
The five days training featured drills, intensive lectures and practical demonstration on provost duties which include but not limited to maintenance of law and order within the Command, by enforcement of discipline and standards, management of access control, amongst others.
